2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Blaise Mbargorba
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- C
- Hometown:
- Garoua, Cameroon
- Height / Weight:
- 7-0 / 225
- High School:
- The Peddie School (N.J.)
- Last College:
- SMU
AS A SENIOR IN 2016-17
Appeared in eight games, averaging 2.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.4 bpg and 9.6 mpg ... Went 9-of-11 from the field for the year ... Tallied season-high six points against LIU Brooklyn and Saint Peter's ... Hauled in season-high five rebounds at NC State ... Posted a block against Maine, SPU and NCSU ... Earned lone steal in home win over Western New England.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2015-16
Appeared in all 34 games, earning nine starts, to help the Terriers reach the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ... Averaged 4.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg and 14.4 mpg ... Shot a team-high 57.3 percent from the field, marking the 10th-highest percentage ever in a season at BU ... Finished the year seventh in the PL in blocks ... Reached double figures four times, highlighted by a career-high 15 points vs. Holy Cross behind a perfect 7-of-7 performance ... Previously scored 11 points at American, 10 points vs. Lafayette and 10 points vs. Colgate ... Posted a personal-best seven rebounds and five blocks with seven points at Navy ... Also had seven rebounds vs. American ... Recorded six points, five rebounds and four blocks in the opening round of the CIT at Fordham.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014-15
Appeared in 28 games ... Averaged 2.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg and 10.6 mpg ... Shot 47.3 percent from the field ... Scored a career-high 13 points at Harvard on 6-of-8 shooting while contributing two blocks and four rebounds ... Tallied six points and three rebounds in 23 minutes in debut vs. Northeastern ... Had an ESPN Top-10 dunk at Lafayette ... Recorded four rebounds vs. Loyola Maryland and Holy Cross.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14
Redshirted the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Missed the entire 2012-13 season as a freshman at Southern Methodist University (SMU) due to a preseason shoulder injury ... Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks his senior year at The Peddie School ... A four-star ESPN recruit who was ranked as high as No. 98 nationally and No. 16 amongst centers ... Also rated as high as No. 3 in the state of New Jersey.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 27, 1992 ... Graduated in December 2016 with a degree in sociology from the College of Arts and Sciences ... Began pursuing a master's in criminal justice in January 2017.
